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William Cornell Homestead

Coordinates: 41°16′44″N 85°5′28″W / 41.27889°N 85.09111°W / 41.27889; -85.09111
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William Cornell Homestead
William Cornell Homestead, January 2013
William Cornell Homestead is located in Indiana
William Cornell Homestead
William Cornell Homestead is located in the United States
William Cornell Homestead
LocationSouthwest of Auburn off State Road 427, Butler Township, DeKalb County, Indiana
Coordinates41°16′44″N 85°5′28″W / 41.27889°N 85.09111°W / 41.27889; -85.09111
Area6.1 acres (2.5 ha)
Builtc. 1863 (1863)
NRHP reference No.73000015[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 14, 1973

William Cornell Homestead is a historic home located in Butler Township, DeKalb County, Indiana. The house was built about 1863, and is a two-story, L-shaped brick dwelling topped by an octagonal cupola. It features arched and porthole windows and sits on a cut fieldstone foundation.[2]: 2 

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-08-01. Note: This includes John Martin Smith (March 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: William Cornell Homestead" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-08-01. and Accompanying photographs.